The 1990 Diaries: Paul Markey on the year that made him A picture speaks a thousand words is a saying that usually holds true. Following a new year attic deep dive, I am now not so … Pop Culture • 17 Apr 20
Something in The Fog - a horror classic revisited, 40 years on It was the first long weekend of the year in our mobile home. Come rain or shine you'd always find me on the beach. I … Film • 13 Mar 20
Paul Markey's best movies of the year - and the decade The crash between end of year and start of year is a great time for cinema - with Christmas blockbusters and award season releases, there … Film • 13 Dec 19
And now for something completely silly: Monty Python at 50 I'm sat in the lobby of the BFI in London wearing a false moustache and a handkerchief on my head. Though I am only a … Comedy • 17 Oct 19
The Third Man - on location with a movie masterpiece The Third Man, which celebrates its 70th anniversary this year, is not an Orson Welles' picture - in so much that he didn't direct it, … Film • 25 Sep 19
A rainy night in Amsterdam: tracking down Woody Allen's new movie First a taxi, followed by a plane, then a train which led to a bicycle and umbrella in the rain... Film • 23 Sep 19
Apocalypse Now, Again - Francis Coppola's masterpiece returns As his classic Vietnam war epic Apocalypse Now makes its return to the big screen, Paul Markey raises a glass to legendary American filmmaker Francis … Film • 08 Aug 19
Robert Bresson - the patron saint of cinema revisited As the Irish Film Institute celebrates the career of legendary French filmmaker Robert Bresson with a complete season of his works, Paul Markey celebrates a … Culture • 01 Jul 19
Eyes Wide Open - the new Stanley Kubrick exhibition in London Until September, the Design Museum in London hosts an exhibition which is in one way ironic, considering how much the artist it focuses upon coveted … Culture • 09 May 19
Life with Brian - a very naughty film turns 40 A few (silly) words on the 40th anniversary of the 20th film BANNED by the Irish film censor! Film • 03 Apr 19
